Floating dry docks (WWII)

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf naval vessel type
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Bethlehem_Steel
gptkb:Moore_Dry_Dock_Company
gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:capacity gptkb:ship
aircraft carriers
destroyers
submarines
battleships
gptkbp:deployment auxiliary ships
tugboats
gptkbp:feature workshops
medical facilities
modular construction
power generation
cranes
pumps
self-sustaining
accommodations for crew
could be towed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Floating dry docks (WWII)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Guam
gptkb:Pearl_Harbor
gptkb:Manus_Island
gptkb:Ulithi_Atoll
gptkb:Leyte
gptkb:Pacific_Theater
Atlantic Theater
gptkbp:material gptkb:steel
concrete
gptkbp:notableExample USS ABSD-1
USS AFDB-1
USS ARD-1
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Seabees
naval repair units
gptkbp:postwarUse commercial ship repair
naval reserve fleets
gptkbp:purpose maintenance
ship repair
battle damage repair
hull cleaning
gptkbp:significance enabled forward area repairs
increased fleet readiness
reduced need to return to home ports
gptkbp:type Advance Base Sectional Dock (ABSD)
Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock (AFD)
Auxiliary Repair Dock (ARD)
Yard Floating Dry Dock (YFD)
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pacific_Bridge_Construction_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8